The antitrust division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general are responsible for enforcing nonmerger government antitrust issues.

Section 5 of the FTC Act gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to take action against "unfair methods of competition." The act was enacted over 100 years ago, and its legislative ...

Under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Commission can obtain civil penalties against a company that acted unfairly or deceptively through the Penalty Offense Authority.

The Federal Trade Commission's use of its unique powers under FTC Act Section 5 has been controversial for decades. Section 5's prohibition of "unfair methods of competition" seems to be broader ...

That the FTC might have a better chance of winning a Section 5 case, unmoored from the economically sound limitations of Section 2 jurisprudence, is no reason for it to pursue such a case.

The FTC proposal is based on a preliminary finding that noncompete clauses quash competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

The FTC argues that it can impose the rule using authority under sections 5 and 6(g) of the FTC Act: Alongside section 5, Congress adopted section 6(g) of the Act, ...

Federal Trade Commission, the court ruled that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act "does not authorize the Commission to seek, or a court to award, ...

The FTC has long exercised its authority to regulate private sector uses of personal information and algorithms that impact consumers. As discussed below, that authority stems from Section 5 of ...